People · United States
Joshua Ponce
2×2 · top 9.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018PONC05
Joshua Ponce has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.51, set at Michigan Championship 2025, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,612th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2018, he has put 145 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.09 in August 2018 to 15.75, a 48% improvement. Joshua has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.51 | 5.31 | top 9.1% | 3,612 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 15.75 | 20.64 | top 27.1% | 15,036 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.97 | 9.89 | top 27.6% | 7,697 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 822 / 2,059 | |
| Skewb | 8.77 | 14.11 | top 47.0% | 8,434 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:49.50 | — | top 76.5% | 14,219 / 19,354 | |
| Clock | 28.01 | 32.16 | top 81.8% | 7,445 / 9,172 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 15 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Michigan Championship 2025.
- 8 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.79 at Michigan 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Michigan 2023.
- 26 Mar 2022First sub-30 3×3: 24.16 at Port Huron Speedcubing 2022.
- 10 Aug 2018First competition: Michigan 2018. A 30.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan Championship 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Port Huron Speedcubing 2022 · 26 Mar 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2019 · 16 Nov 2019
- Michigan 2018 · 10 Aug 2018
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- James Hildreth — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Gabriel Williams V — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Pavelich — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.